Recent
press coverage has been about our role in renewed public input into guidelines
for RFP for Harper Court and commissioning of a design study for what a new
Harper Court could look like, our views on Olympic impacts, and our Feb. 18,
2009 kickoff 60th anniversary forum,
"Challenging the Next Decade" and our role in
possible reprieve for Harper Theater.

April 2011 President
Jane Ciacci joined Ald. Hairston (5th) and others in a press conference questioning
a quicky contract to privatize and take citywide the blue cart recycling pilot
with little transparency-- this seems to be a pattern between departments and
city council. Concern was also expressed about local jobs.

In February
and March 2010 the Herald ran features on what the Schools Committee is up to
and on our upcoming Feb. 23 Biennial Recognition Ceremony and featured speaker
Jacqueline Edelberg, author of "How to Walk to School: Blueprint for a
Neighborhood School Renaissance." Also our leters on opportunity to run
for Local School Councils.

Hyde Park-Kenwood
Community Conference picks Camille Hamilton-Doyle to head its Schools Committee.
Hamilton-Doyle will continue to head the Community Safety Committee. The Schools
Committee is one of the most active Conference committees. (Note that
this announcement is a little premature and this may be an interim appointment
since the HPKCC President elected in October appoints committee chairs, usually
at the Board's first meeting of the year in October.)

Hyde Park Herald,
April 14, 2010. By Daschell M. Phillips

Camille Hamilton-Doyle
will become the new chairwoman of the Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference,
or HP-K CC, schools committee starting Oct. 201o. It is HP-K CC policy that
board members serve two 3-year terms then take a year off and after the year
decide if they want to run for office again. The term of service for current
chairwoman, Nancy Baum, will expire, so she has to relinquish her spot on
th board and any committees in which she serves as chair. [The latter is not
accurate.]

Hamilton-Doyle,
who has been a HydePark resident since age of 5, is a retired Illinois Bell
employee, and a Hyde Park Neighborhood Club and Kenwood Academy High School
staff member. She is currently a local school council member at Kenwood and
is a member of several hyde Park organizations including the Hyde Park Kiwanis
Club, University of Chicago Service League, 57th Street Children's Book Fair,
Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce and a 4th Ward Democratic Organization volunteer.
She also serves on the security and the 4th of July committees of the conference
[4th of July is not a committee of the Conference-- its committee Nichols
Park Advisory Council co-directs the 4th on 53rd].

Baum, who recommended
Doyle for the position, said she might use her time away from the board to
take some courses at the Oriental Institute, where she serves as a docent,
and resume her piano lessons. Top

The
security committee of the Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference is hosting
a free Internet security seminar on April 24 to answer the community's questions
about online protection strategies.

"So
many people have questions about identity theft, pop ups and what to do if
they get scammed," said Camille hamilton Doyle, security committee chairwoman.
"They are also interested in learning how to build blogs, tweet, e-mail
and text."

The
seminar will take place from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. at Kenwood Academy High School,
5015 S. Blackstone Ave., in the little theater. To R.S.V.P email rbuchner@hydeparksystems.com.
[Note- it is OK to come without RSVP.]

The Herald
February 3 ran our letter on what we will be watching for as plans for Harper
Court development procede.

In several
issues, including April 7, 2010, the Herald noted the role of HPKCC and its
development committee in dialogue with the University concerning the structual
study HPKCC commissioned of the Theater and Herald buildings, dialogue that
led to facade repairs that hopefully would lead to removal of the scaffolding.

HPKCC to
run again in 2010 the Columbus weekend annual Hyde Park Used Book Sale in October.
Visit the Book Fair page. See in Bus
Routes home page Hyde Park Herald coverage of our Transit Task Force Bus
Route Workshops including success in bringing the #15 back to Lake Park.
The special 50-year retrospective issue of the Herald July 21, 2004 carried
a long feature on Urban Renewal--"story of the century"--which favorably
documenters the work of the Conference from 1949 into the 70s and beyond.

Since the fall of 2005,
the media, print and TV, was coming to HPKCC for a community pulse on the events
that reflect or impact quality of life and the reality of "community."

The
April 19 2006 issue of the Hyde Park Herald set a "modern" record
for mentions of the Conference and features on our programs (and our e-mail
was given twice):

Dina
Weinstein of Friends of Blackstone Library gave a prominent mention, in her
October letter to the Herald, to the Conference for its role in supporting
the library's Centennial Celebration September 18, 2004. (Not presented here).

The
Transit Task Force and its chairman, James Withrow, were quoted and mentioned
extensively in the October 13 Herald report on CTA cuts and bus routes. A
letter from the chairman also appeared in that issue (see Transit
Task Force page). Also in the October 27 Herald: "After holding three
public workshops, the Hyde Park Transit Task force endorsed shifting the #X28
and #15 experimental routes back to Lake Park Avenue between 56th nd 51st
streets provided there is ample service on the densely populated S. Hyde Park
Boulevard corridor where both now run. They also recommended extending the
#X28 service all day instead of only during rush hour."

April
17, 2005, The Sun-Times ran a full story on the Garden Fair sales as largest
and oldest. (Next sale May 13, 14. HP Shopping Center. )The article noted
that the sales support the work of the Conference.

April
20, 2005 Herald carried a major essay by Transit Task Force chairman James
Withrow (to be placed in Transit
Task Force.

August
31 Herald touted the work of the HPKCC Hyde Park Transit Task Force in bringing
the #15 Jeffery Local route back to Lake Park Avenue. See in Transit
Task Force page and Bus
Routes home.

September
14 Herald cited and quoted in its weekly editorial from Gary Ossewaarde's
Promontory Point article in the Summer issue of the Conference Reporter:
' In the new Conference Reporter, the newsletter of the Hyde Park-Kenwood
Community Conference, HP-KCC Secretary Gary Ossewaarde criticized IHPA's "about
face" on the Point. "How would we respond to a plan to preserve
a quarter of Robie House and 'approximate' the rest in concrete or plastic?'
he wrote. "The limestone is the heart of Alfred Caldwell's design an
forms the 'character' of the Point revetment. When given a choice, people
shun the concrete steps north of the Point and go straight to the Point."'

HPKCC
Transit Task Force chairman James Withrow told the Herald (rep. October
12 2005) that he is disappointed with the increase. "People who are
tourists can't be expected to buy the Chicago Card Plan and people who
ride the CTA irregularly use cash. [The increase] doesn't make the CTA
seem any warmer to them."

Withrow
also told the Herald that the hike is a just a quick fix to the CTA's
deeper, long-term budget problem. "The city at some time is going
to have to come up with more money for public transportation. The state
can't be expected to pick up the tab all the time."

October
12 Herald had a full article on the then-coming October 19 public discussion,
what's right, what's wrong about Hyde Park? Quoted were President George Rumsey
and Vice President and Transit Task Force Chairman James Withrow. See
Herald article.

From
late October through early November 2005, including the November 3 Board meeting,
print and TV media came to HPKCC to take the pulse of community here, in the
wake of a sad, insensitive incident on the UC campus. Board member Rolissa
Tutwyler was quoted in the Tribune, with mention of the Conference, in a long,
thoughtful article.

Time
Out Magazine of Oct. 27 cited HPKCC Secretary Gary Ossewaarde on "Urban
Myths" about a "moat" around the University of Chicago.

The
December 7 Herald reported erroneously that local advocates, including James
Withrow of the HPKCC Transit Task Force expressed disappointment, by implication
at the HPKCC December board meeting, that CTA designated no Hyde Park sites
for touch-and-go money adding machines for Chicago Cards--the nearest being
in the 300 block of E. 47th. CTA says the currency exchanges initially chose
are near bus stops where or near the cards can be bought and that this is
an initial trial. A visitor to the HPKCC December meeting, interviewed afterwards
but by implication at the HPKCC board meeting, was misquoted as saying that
in general CTA seems not to take senior's needs into account. This issue of
the Herald reported more accurately James Withrow's answers to board members
concerning the Co-op, condition, service, prospects. See the Co-op
page.

The
December 14 Herald carried a letter from President Rumsey and the Board on
the Point, endorsing Senator Obama's initiative and calling for open meetings.

The
February 8 and 22 2006 and through April Herald and February
17 Maroon covered HPKCC concerns about the sale of Harper Court
and its joint meeting with assistant Illinois attorney generals on the matter
and other actions. The Maroon twice called HPKCC the neighborhood's largest
and most active community organization.

The
Feb. 15 2006 Herald called attention to the Conference's
work in promoting local school council elections and participation and its
Feb. 23 gala.

The
April 7, 2006 Maroon quoted the Transit Task Force's James Withrow and Gary
Ossewaarde on short and long term impacts of the Dan Ryan reconstruction.

April,
May have again seen many references to our positions on Harper Court, call
for participation in LSC elections, and our letter and coverage on revived
WhistleSTOP. President Rumsey presented on our community findings
on Harper Court at the May 8 TIF meeting.

May
24 Herald featured the Garden Fair sale on page 1, noting that it was hosted
by the Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference.

References
to the Conference re Harper Court continued into fall 2006. Dr. Tom Wake Harper
Court tenant) wrote particularly appreciatively of the work of the Conference
gathering community ideas and principles.

In the
news in a different way: our position in resolutions and formal letters of
comment on the Harper Theater complex were largely followed in the RFP process
and outcome- keeping the 53rd storefronts and as much or close to the theater
facade as possible, low and pedestrian friendly scale, destination high quality
retail, high quality of construction, and a serious effort to keep a theater.

In January
2007 President Rumsey was quoted in the Herald with praise and a "favorite
remembrance" of Marian Despres (inter alia a long time supporter of the
Conference) , dubbing her a "woman for all seasons." The story was
bout the effort to stop running a highway through Jackson and Promontory parks.

Marian
Despres' work with the Conference over many years was recognized in obituaries
and eulogies.

April
18 2007 Herald carried a letter on treatment of persons with disabilities,
from the Task Force.

April
25 Chicago Defender carried an article about the Hyde Park Disabilities Task
Force by a Northwestern journalism student. We are greatful and hope this
will spur other neighborhoods.

In May
a letter of the confernce and other organizations on Disabilities Task Force
work was printed in the Herald.

May
23 2007 Herald carried Schools chairman Nancy Baum's letter inviting the public
to explore resources May 30 with After school Matters director Bavid Sinski.
Coverage continued in later issues.

The Conference
continued in fall 2007 to be a prime source for media to quote on matters
of significance and directions in the neighborhood. Recent examples include
redevelopment of a lot near Sen. Obama's home (Maroon), Harper Court (Maroon,
Tribune).

Repeated references
and citations in late 2007 and 2008 on Conference role in revitalizing public
input into Harper Court redevelopment, working at request of the alderman
with the TIF committee, and on forums with Antheus/MAC.

In the June
11 2008 Herald, the two Letters to the Editor were from the Conference: President
Rumsey's updated statement of HPKCC Harper Court redevelopment principles
and objectives and Schools Chair Nancy Baum's extension of invitation to neighbors
to get involved in our work.

August
2008 Herald carries letter from Parks Committee on ticketing of swimmers at
the Point.
Herald covers August 2008 board meeting, Disabilities Task Force, and James
Withrow's (Transit chair) work on Metra revamp as part of Olympic benefits.

In September
the Herald noted HPKCC joining with the Chamber in endorsing Gray Line Lite
Metra revamp and concern over rebuilding institutional and social capital
in Hyde Park.

In December
2008 the Schools Committee was quoted as congratulating CPS CEO Arne Duncan
upon his nomination as US Secretary of Education.

In 2009
we continued to receive notice about our views on Olympic and Obama impacts,
association homeowner financial issues, resolution of the Kenwood Park Usage
question, and our forum in Feb. on Hyde Park in the next decade.

In 2010,
the Herald wrote articles about the Schools Committee's schools networking
dinners for principals, LSCs and other school volunteer groups.

April 2011
President Jane Ciacci joined Ald. Hairston (5th) and others in a press conference
questioning a quicky contract to privatize and take citywide the blue cart
recycling pilot with little transparency-- this seems to be a pattern between
departments and city council. Concern was also expressed about local jobs.

The
April 19 2006 issue of the Hyde Park Herald set a "modern" record
for mentions of the Conference and features on our programs (and our e-mail
was given twice):

Page
9- Canter and Bret Harte LSC forums seek parents to join: Given for more information
along with the CPS website is, "for Hyde Park school information visit
the Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference Schools Committee website at hydepark.org/education/schools."

The Conference and its
Condos/Co-ops committee helped get the word out about the sprinkler retrofit
proposed ordinances and a meeting on the same; attendance by a board member
at a city hearing on the question is just one of the ways we keep up on issues
and represent residents.

Earlier references

A
January 7 2004 letter to the Herald by Paula Robinson of Bronzeville
Community Development Partnership mentioned HPKCC's forums and called for a
"family conference" between neighborhoods. HPKCC is exploring such
a possibility. " What remains is many unresolved issues
and perhaps it is time to call an extended family conference in an open and
inclusive forum like the Hyde Park Kenwood (HPKCC) facilitates so effectively
each year. Perhaps by identifying some of the questions we can begin to find
answers that truly promote thisgreater good that we keep
haring about. " HPKCC has been in touch with both the Friends of the Checkerboard
and the University on the issues. Friends of the Checkerboard will appear at
the February board meeting.

In
the December 18,2003 Tribune, HPKCC President George Rumsey rebutted Tribune
coverage of the Checkerboard Lounge issue and praised the University for preserving
this institution and enriching the South Side.

Blues landmark

This is regarding
[Tribune article] "Blues landmark 'stolen' by U. of C., critics
say; Bronzeville club plans to reopen in Hyde Park" (Metro, Dec. 11.)
To accuse the University of Chicago of cultural "stealing" is a
disingenuous attempt to capitalize on the demise of the Checkerboard Lounge.
The Bronzeville neighbors of the Checkerboard who are now protesting should
have done much more to support the blues bar before it was forced to close.

We should all
rejoice that a rich cultural legacy such as the Checkerboard can be preserved
and maintained, even if it is a few blocks south of its original home. Kudos
to the University of Chicago.

Letter
of President Rumsey in the December 24, 2003 Hyde Park Herald

On
Thursday, Dec. 4, the full board of the Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference
voted unanimously to endorse two separate resolutions affecting neighborhood
parks.

Stephanie
Franklin, from the Nichols Park Advisory Council, presented a well-though-out
critique of the current landscaping designs being implemented around the new
field house in Nichols Park. Much to the advisory council's dismay, these
plans drastically differ from what was originally presented to and approve
by the advisory council. The board strongly endorsed the advisory council's
view that the design should be restored.

When
I expressed HPKCC's concern to the Chicago Park District, at the board's direction
I also emphasized our belief that advisory councils in general should be given
a much stronger voice in decision-making, since they best represent the neighborhoods
that use the parks.

At
a later point in our meeting, parks again came up on the agenda. Gary Ossewaarde
put forward a motion on behalf of the Harold Washington Park Advisory Council,
supporting the council's opposition to building a parking lot in Harold Washington
Park. Although everyone recognizes the need for more parking in Hyde Park,
the board felt that the loss of park space is not the best way to address
this problem.

Our
parks give us some of our most precious space, and the advisory councils are
the first line of defense in their protection. Anyone who is interested in
what is happening in our parks is encouraged to visit www.hydepark.org and
explore the HPKCC's parks web site.

Whereas
Harold Washington Park is a very heavily-used spin-off from historic Frederick
Law Olmsted-designed Burnham Park, is part of the Lakefront protected by Ordinance,
and honors the late Mayor Harold Washington and

Whereas
The Harold Washington Park Advisory Council, when apprised that the design team
for the lakefront park and shoreline reconstruction from 45th to 51st Streets
has proposed a 60-car parking lot be located between the Model Yacht Basin in
HW park and 51st Street, voted on December 2 to oppose the placement of a parking
lot in the park, which position was strongly seconded by the Lakefront Region
Manager and South Lakefront Area Manager at the meeting and

Whereas
The issue is a general one both of park integrity and of the interest of neighbors,
living in adjacent high rises, who at the advisory council meeting said neighbors
deserve to see or look down on a park and not a parking lot, therefore

Be it resolved
that
The Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference supports the Harold Washington Advisory
Council in its opposition to placement of a parking lot in Harold Washington
Park.

Hyde Park Herald,
Wednesday, February 18, 2004. Also in the Winter 2004 Conference Reporter.
Section printed in the Herald is highlighted. (There was a flood of letters
to the Herald on the Point that week). See more letters by Conference members
in Promontory
Latest.

Standing for Promontory
Point

The Hyde Park-Kenwood
Community Conference has supported and continues to support the work of the
Community Task Force to “Save the Point.” After several years of
research and consulting with the community, the Task Force has presented a viable,
cost-effective plan to rebuild the shoreline at Promontory Point. In the past
few months of mediated talks, the Task Force and the City have engaged in a
creative give-and-take that resolved nearly every issue. The project has benefited
from the firm support and guidance of Alderman Hairston.

On January 28,
mediated talks that had come close to a mutually satisfactory resolution broke
down, at least for the time being. (Those wishing more detail should read Mediator
Jamie Kalven’s Report, available at www.hydepark.org.) The city cited
various time constraints and remaining uncertainties over costs of construction
and maintenance of a limestone step revetment. The city’s easy "out"
was to insist upon a return to their hybrid, limestone-and-concrete proposal
of August 2003, instead of the Task Force’s carefully-refined preservation
and access plan.

The city’s
plan cannot be called “preservation” and provides inadequate access
for persons with disabilities, especially to the lower level and to the water.
But it is important to note that (1) the city has not shut the door to another
“viable plan within budget” and (2) the city is under federal and
state obligations that preclude both unilateral action and walking away from
the Point.

It is
not acceptable for one of the parties to opt out of productive talks. All involved
parties should return to the table and use the 2004 hiatus in the project to
arrive at a “best” solution. We ask the Alderman’s good offices
in this and are willing to assist should the parties so desire.

The community
and its leaders should stand together and support the process in progress until
the parties have resumed and carried talks to their conclusion.

Riders voice frustration
over route changes to #28

Hyde Park Herald,
March 10, 2004. By Mike Stevens.
[Claude Weil is a member of HPKCC who has given tips and advice to the Transit
Task Force and is a board member of the Hyde Park Historical Society. James
Withrow is chairman of the HPKCC Transit Task Force.]

The Chicago Transit
Authority has extended its trial period to August for route changes along the
South Lake Shore, which includes the #28 Stony Island Express. The CTA recently
shifted the #28 route east of the Metra tracks two blocks, from Lake Park Avenue
to Hyde Park Boulevard between 57th and 51st Streets.

The change, made
in December to alleviate overcrowding on the #6 Jackson Park Express, leaves
Lake Park Avenue without direct bus service downtown.

"Obviously,
the changes are totally negative from my perspective," said longtime Hyde
Parker Claude Weil, who lives off Lake Park Avenue and rode the #28 to get downtown.
The 72-year-old Weil now faces long walks with bags of groceries to Hyde Park
Boulevard and 55th Street.

In an effort
to improve downtown bus service, the Chicago Transit Authority made the #28
an express last August. But over-crowding during the morning rush on the #6
route, which travels Hyde Park Boulevard, led to he recent route change, according
to CTA.

The Hyde Park
Chamber of Commerce and both 4th and 5th Ward aldermen oppose the route shift,
according to James Withrow of the Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference.

Critics complain
the route change moves downtown bus service an additional two blocks away for
central Hyde Parkers. They also point out the move doubles up existing express
routes on Hyde Park Blvd. Meanwhile, Lake Park Avenue, a commercial corridor,
is left without direct downtown bus service.

"The problems
[the route change] were trying to solve, namely overcrowding on the #6 in the
morning could have been fixed another way," Withrow said. He suggested
instead increase in the size and number of buses on the #6 route during the
morning rush.

"We are aware
of the wishes of some of those in the community and continue to look into how
those routes could better meet the needs of the customer," said CTA spokesman
Robyn Ziegler. Ziegler said any changes are experimental and ongoing tweaking
of routes reflect efforts to improve overall service. "Before the routes
become permanent it has to be approved by the [CTA Board]," Ziegler said.

CTA officials
evaluate routes by how many people ride the bus, where they get on and off as
well as public feedback, Ziegler said. In August, the CTA will either extend
the trial period, make further adjustments or recommend the changes be made
permanent.

President
Rumsey congrats, thanks Herald, calls for participation

To the Editor. July 28,
2004. HP-KCC gets 15 min

Congratulations
on both your "50 years and counting" and on the outstanding
special article by Bruce Sagan on Urban Renewal. As a relative newcomer to Hyde
Park (I've only lived here since 1976), I very much enjoyed reading his well-developed
account of the momentous changes that took place in the Hyde Park-Kenwood neighborhood.

I was especially
gratified to read that the Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference figures so
prominently and positively in his recollection. Today, the Conference continues
to maintain our mission of trying to "work toward and attractive, secure,
diverse, and caring community."

How fitting that
the headlines of the regular edition of the Herald this past week were
about our Transit Task Force meetings. Anyone interested in joining our programs
for transit, parks, schools, the Garden Fair, Nichols Park, condos and coops
management, and long-running programs like WhistleStop, or helping us maintain
www.hydepark.org, should join the Conference. The Conference needs members and
community involvement if it is to continue its positive role in our neighborhood.

President
Rumsey quoted by Dina Weinstein in Herald commentary, November 24, 2004 on effect
of perception of danger, panhandling hurting Hyde Park's reputation, business

George Rumsey,
chairman of the Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference, works with people to
address the neighborhood's issues. He is also a small business owner. He says
aggressive hustlers and panhandlers have hurt his business. Over the years,
when he's told prospective clients his training sessions are in Hyde Park, they've
simply hung up on him. "There's a sense that Hyde Park is dangerous,"
Rumsey said.

Irving
Horwitz, a prominent figure in the Urban Renewal movement that swept across
Hyde Park and Kenwood in the 1950s and 60s, died on Nov. 16 after 54 years in
the community. He was 78.

Accompanied
by his new wife Reva (Mickey), Horwitz came to Hyde Park seeking his B.A. and
M. A. in Political Science at the University of Chicago after serving in World
War II. His career began in the Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference where
he was appointed block director in 1954 and eventually became the conference's
executive director.

From
the HPKCC, Horwitz made his way to what is now the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) where for 23 years he held positions in Urban Renewal
and Community Relations and was also administrator of t he Chicago Regional
Office of Equal Opportunity and executive director of the Midwest Federal Regional
Council.

During
the years he worked at HUD, Horwitz taught "The Politics of the Bureaucracy,"
a political science course he created at DePaul University, NOrthern Illinois
University, Barat college and the University of Chicago School of Social Service
Administration.

After
his retirement form HUD, Horwitz volunteered in a number of local community
organizations including the Hyde Park Cooperative Society, the Cornell Village
Tower Board, the Chicagoland Jewish Secular Humanist Organization and the Chicago
Historical Society.

... representatives
appreciated the diversity of subjects that the conference covered. "Hearing
and seeing people from organizations I never knew existed is very energizing
and exciting," said Clairan Ferrono, a board member of the Hyde Park-Kenwood
Community Conference. "Having issues go from the extremely abstract and
academic to the ground-level and practical is very interesting."

Conference
praised by Barbara Currie for its role in community

March 4,
2005, State Rep. and Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie addressed the UC Democrats
on involvement in "local" politics--which here quickly become national
and international, she said.

She emphasized
getting involved with organizations such as Hyde Park-Kenwood Community
Conference, which she cited as a neighborhood coalition that works
on transportation and public education and the debate surrounding Promontory
Point. She also dealt with a wide range of issues but said a change in CTA funding
was implausible unless revenue is found.

The
Herald March 23, 2005 cited, quoted transit chair James Withrow on the mounting
CTA crisis."

Despite
finding CTA bureaucracy difficult to deal with at times, James Withrow of the
Hyde Park-Kenwood Community [Conference] Transit Task Force, said he thinks
much of the internal waste has been eliminated and fears local service is next
on the chopping block. "I don't want to pick any one of those options because
they all harm public transportation," Withrow said. "It's time for
the city and the state to put a little more money in."

The
March 23 Herald covered the HPKCC State of the Schools in HP-K held March 14.
(See in Renaissance 2010
page.) HPKCC Schools Chairman Homer Ashby was cited for his concern that Kozminski
and Reavis might be closed as non-performing schools: "There are some schools
in Hyde Park area who are not performing or not doing as well as they or we
would like...The concern is whether those schools will be [considered for] closing."
Supt. Arne Duncan and Area Instructional Officer said no, these are not among
the really low performing schools that are targeted by 2010.